Open Bible Central

Open Bible Central The Central Region of Open Bible Churches is a network of over 75 churches and over 225 ministers in MN, WI, IA, IL, MO, KS, AR, OK, and TX.

Open Bible Churches’ mission is-

“Making and releasing disciples, planting churches, and sending missionaries.”

Central Region Open Bible Churches’ strategy is to focus on the following three areas:

The Heart of the Leader
Leadership development is our foundational strategy which is vital to accomplishing the next two strategies. God calls leaders to be lifelong learners through person

al mentoring, continuing education, and accountability. The Health of the Church
Church resourcing provides opportunity to invest in local church leaders and ministries through empowering events, coaching and consultations, and walking leaders and churches through transition phases so they can grow to the next level. The Harvest of Communities
Church planting is about multiplying our mission beyond our territory. We are building a multiplication movement that will move people and resources to the areas where God opens the doors for kingdom advancement. Our regional leadership team is ready to serve our leaders and churches with coaching and consultations as well as through our conferences and leadership summits to put both feet and fire to these strategies throughout the region.

Yesterday, I had the joy of presenting an Open Bible College diploma to Andy Madison who graduated Summa Cum Laude. Andy...
05/18/2026

Yesterday, I had the joy of presenting an Open Bible College diploma to Andy Madison who graduated Summa Cum Laude. Andy is now on staff at Simple Church in West Des Moines, IA with Pastors Tom Allen and Brandon Pruitt. He is the Pastor of Young Adults and Next Steps. Congratulations, Andy!

We had the joy of being at Open Bible Church in Pella, IA, on Sunday with Pastors Doug and Rachelle Harris. Robin brough...
05/12/2026

We had the joy of being at Open Bible Church in Pella, IA, on Sunday with Pastors Doug and Rachelle Harris. Robin brought an encouraging word for Mother's and everyone else who was in the house!

It was our joy to be at Faith United Church in Rockwell, IA, to preach and lead the business meeting. Pastors Will and J...
05/04/2026

It was our joy to be at Faith United Church in Rockwell, IA, to preach and lead the business meeting. Pastors Will and Joyce Hunsaker came as lead pastors when the church affiliated with Open Bible Churches and Pastors Jake and Jamie Ditsworth came shortly thereafter to be mentored and raised up. This is Jake's home church and he was elected to begin serving as lead pastor July 1, 2026! Thank you to Will and Joyce for your leadership and for Jake and Jaime who are stepping into their new role!

Last Sunday I had the privilege of delivering the church health report to Praise Community Church in Mason City, IA. Pas...
05/02/2026

Last Sunday I had the privilege of delivering the church health report to Praise Community Church in Mason City, IA. Pastor Jeff and Jani Dahlin brought their church into Open Bible and signed up for REFRESH, a ministry of Central Region to assess a church's health and to outline the steps that will improve the health of the local church. This new church to Open Bible had high health scores, but they want to go higher and further in kingdom impact!

Encounter: Youth Worship Night— Spring 2026THANK YOU to those who gathered to worship together with us earlier this mont...
04/30/2026

Encounter: Youth Worship Night— Spring 2026

THANK YOU to those who gathered to worship together with us earlier this month at Sunshine Open Bible Church in Des Moines, IA!

What a POWERFUL night and important reminder to let go and let God have the control over our life!

More event photos can be viewed here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BUeaqoYJiTQc17DP1p40bg2uZfw3tE7-

📸: Cailin Riedel

Sunday, April 12, we had the joy of being with Community Chapel in Des Moines, IA with Pastors Doug and Sheri Rohrer. Th...
04/21/2026

Sunday, April 12, we had the joy of being with Community Chapel in Des Moines, IA with Pastors Doug and Sheri Rohrer. They are approaching their one year anniversary as pastors and doing a wonderful work just west of the fairgrounds. I preached a post-Easter message called "Eyes Wide Open".

This has been a great week for our Central Region 2026 Exponential team in Orlando, FL! Here is our team - Bruce Pfadenh...
03/19/2026

This has been a great week for our Central Region 2026 Exponential team in Orlando, FL! Here is our team - Bruce Pfadenhauer, Terry & Deana Dreyer, Pastor Kurtis Rupe, Pastor Aaron Keller, Pastors Lauro & Gina Reyna, Pastors Shane & Amber Blackledge, Pastor Kyle & Katie Palmer, Timothy & Kristen Bachleitner, Jeff & Charity Kelchen, Dustin Wilson & Chelsea Rens, and Laura Ellerbach!
We had crazy flight challenges getting there, but we were all challenged to be multipliers! Open Bible Churches had 70 people attend the conference from around the country.

Robin Pfadenhauer had a wonderful Saturday brunch at Open Bible Praise Center in Boonville, MO, with Becky Richards and ...
03/16/2026

Robin Pfadenhauer had a wonderful Saturday brunch at Open Bible Praise Center in Boonville, MO, with Becky Richards and Deana Dreyer and their ladies! It was a fancy event with delicious food. Robin shared an encouraging word for the ladies while Pastor Randy Richards and I did strategic thinking about future things in Boonville and the region. God is up to great things!

Last Saturday was our 2026 Summit - MISSION to MULTIPLY! Our new format engaged 369 participants from 46 churches in 7 l...
03/13/2026

Last Saturday was our 2026 Summit - MISSION to MULTIPLY! Our new format engaged 369 participants from 46 churches in 7 locations in 6 states. Thank you to all of the pastors and leaders and churches across Central Region who engaged in the process to listen to four sessions and then explore the next steps to multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches. We are praying for each church to take the next steps in moving into the Biblical model of multiplication! Click on this link for more pictures- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/103pfvPhjQJ7TSA_yyyig_VZ6LDmskKuA

Address

1920 Bell Avenue
Des Moines, IA
50315

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30am
Tuesday 8am - 4:30am
Wednesday 8am - 4:30am
Thursday 8am - 4:30am
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15152826491

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